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: very dry
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The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Fast-spreading fires started popping up in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Friday afternoon, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions. Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bone-dry

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bone-dry was in the 15th century

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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-dry. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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